Shoe shining kit



Sept. 28, 1954 g R ss 2,689,966

SHOE SHINING mi Filed July 24, 195

Lewis R. Reuss IN V EN TOR.

Patented Sept. 28, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE H i 2,689,966 1 r SHOE SHINING KIT Lewis B. Reuss, Albany, N. Y. Application July 24, 1950, Serial No. 175,617

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to improvements in shoe shining kits and more particularly to the type of shoe shining kit in which the polish applicator and polishing means are all provided in a single unit.

An object of the presentinvention is to provide an improved shoe shining kit wherein the polish container is provided with a removably mounted applicator in the container cover and with a polishing means adapted to be secured to its bottom.

This invention also has for its object to provide such means that are convenient in use, economical of manufacture, relatively simple, and of general serviceability.

Various other objects and advantages will be apparent from the detailed description to follow.

The best form in which I have contemplated applying my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the entire shoe shining kit;

Figure 2 is an exploded view showing the polish container and polishing means, the cover for the container, and the removable applicator; and

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken substantially along the plane of line 3--3 of Figure 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, wherein like numerals designate like parts, the numeral Hi designates generally the polish container and polishing means, the numeral l2 designates generally the cover means for the container l0, and the numeral 1 4 designates generally the removable applicator of the present invention.

The polish container I is of substantially cup shape and is formed from pressed sheet metal forming a base wall I6 and upstanding side wall l8. The upstanding side wall l8 has a reduced portion at its upper periphery 20 for receiving the cover means I 2. The container Ill may be filled with suitable conventional polish 22,

The polishing means 24 may be formed of any desired material but is here shown as sheepskin. The periphery of the sheepskin 24 is secured around a disk 26 which is fixedly secured to the base wall I 6 of the container In by any means desired. As here shown, the disk 26 is held on the base wall l6 by means of clips 28 which are welded to the bottom wall IS.

The container cover I2 is also formed of sheet metal material and is of substantially inverted cup-shape form with its downwardly extending wall 30 adapted to be received on'the reduced portion 20 of the container Ill. The downwardly extending wall 30 of the container cover I2 is recessed at 32 and has its edge rolled to provide finger grips whereby the cover l2 may be removed from the container ID.

The container cover I2 has its top wall 34 flat and provided with a centrally depressed portion 36 which is internally threaded at 38. The bottom end of the depressed portion 36 is provided with inwardly extending flange 40 forming a bottom opening in said portion 36.

The removable polish applicator I4 is provided with a handle portion 42 having its periphery roughened in any desired manner to provide a finger gripping surface 44 and i provided with a recess 46 at its under side. The periphery of the applicator l4, exteriorly of the recess 46, is threaded for engagement with the threads 38 of the depressed portion 36. Suitably secured within the recess 46 is an applicator 48 which may be of any desired material such as sponge rubber and which seats on the flange 40 to close the opening in the bottom of the depressed portion 36. The applicator material 48 extends sufficiently from the recess 46 of the applicator 14 so that while applying polish to shoes or the like, marring of the surface by engagement of the bottom surface of the applicator holder will be prevented.

It will be noted, that the cover 12 fits partway down over the side wall l8 and the depressed portion 36 is of less depth than said cover so that the top wall 34 of said cover and the depressed portion 36 are spaced from the top of the container I!) to space said depressed portion 36 and to wall 34 from the polish 22 when the container Ill is filled.

It will readily be seen from the foregoing that a device has been provided which will be of particular value as a travelling shoe shining kit in view of its compactness,

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A shoe polisher comprising a cup-shaped container adapted to be filled with shoe polish and for attachment of a bufier to the bottom thereof and having a side wall, a cover for said container of inverted cu shape and having a flat top provided with a central cylindrical depressed portion open at its top and having an internal bottom flange forming a bottom opening in said depressed portion, a handle member threaded partway into the top of said depressed portion, and a resilient polish applicator fixed to and depending from said handle into said depressed portion and seating on said flange to close said Number bottom opening, said depressed, portion being of 1,180,404 less depth than said cover and said cover fitting 1,524,202 only partway down on said side wall to space the 1,534,827 top of the cover and said depressed portion from 5 1,645,159 the polish in said container when the container 2,175,735 is filled.

References Cited in the file of this patent Number UNITED STA'IES PATENTS 53% I Number Name Date 4 890,043 Genack June 9, 1908 44 471 Name Date Levy Apr. 25, 1916 Nottingham Jan. 27, 1925 Aste Apr. 21, 1925 Russell Oct. 11, 1927 Banks Oct. 10, 1939 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Great Britain Sept. 12, 1899 Sweden June 2, 1942 Great Britain Sept. 24, 1925 Great Britain Apr. 30, 1936 

